World Maritime Day 2019

Volatility and uncertainty bring the BDI@1,963… What next..?

John Faraclas

Volatility and uncertainty bring the BDI@1,963… What next..?

Per our upload earlier on today the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) went on a free fall headed by the triple digit fall of the Capes. Geopolitics still getting sour. John Faraclas end of the day recap:

The BDI lost 90 points thanks to the triple digit fall of the Capes’ BCI now at 3,601 – down 228 points! That was the most important fall over the last six months given the continuous rise of this size!

The Panamaxes’ BPI was down 54...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/26/volatility-and-uncertainty-bring-the-bdi1963-what-next/

We must all play our part in empowering women in the maritime sector, says MAJ on World Maritime Day

Rear Admiral (ret’d) Peter Brady, Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, speaks in Jamaica this week.

We must all play our part in empowering women in the maritime sector, says MAJ

Maritime professionals must all play a part in challenging stereotypes and changing mindsets in order to create gender equality across the global shipping industry, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Peter Brady, Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica has urged.

Speaking in Kingston today, on World...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/26/we-must-all-play-our-part-in-empowering-women-in-the-maritime-sector-says-maj-on-world-maritime-day/

Take the Mission to Seafarers’ “Water Challenge”

Take the Mission to Seafarers’ “Water Challenge”

International seafarer welfare charity issues water-based challenge to global maritime community in bid to raise money for vital seafarer support services

LONDON, 4 SEPTEMBER 2019 – To celebrate World Maritime Day on 26 September 2019, The Mission to Seafarers has launched a worldwide ‘Water Challenge’.

The campaign aims to raise money in aid of seafarers around the globe by asking individuals, groups of friends, and corporate teams to organise and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/04/take-the-mission-to-seafarers-water-challenge/